Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-07
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.

shall severally, at stated times during their
continuance In office, receive for their
services, compensation which shall not be
increased or diminished after their election,
nor during the term for which they shall
have been elected. The salary of the JUS
tices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by
the State. One-half Of the salary of each
superior Court Judge shall be paid, by the
by the county for which he is elected. The
annual salaries of the Justices of the Su-
preme Court shall be seven thousand five
hundred dollars (s7500) each, and the Su-
dollars (s6OOO) each, Until otherwise
changed by the Legislature, the Superior
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three thousand dollars each, payable
monthly, except the Judges Of the CITY and
county Of San Francisco, and the counties
OF Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara. Yuba
and Sutter combined. Sacramento, Butte,
Nevada, San Diego, San Bernardino, Co usa
and Tehama, who shall receive five thou
sand dollars. and the Judges OF the counties
of rulare, Monterey, Sonoma and San Joa-
quin-shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
section eight, of Article XI, Of the Con-
stitution of the State of California, re-
lating to the framing OF charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand Inhabitants. and for cities of over
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants.
Resolved, That the Legislature of the
State of California, at its regular session,
commencing on the third day of January,
eighteen hundred and eighty seven, two.
thirds Of all the members elected to each of
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, hereby propose that Sec
tion eight, of Article XI, of the Constitu-
ton of said tate, be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section s. Any city containing popula-
tion of mere than one hundred thousand
inhabitants may frame charter for its own
government consistent with and subject to
the Constitution and laws of this State, by
causing Board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least i've years quail
fed electors thereof, to be elected by the
qualified voters Of such city, at auy general
or special election. whose duty it shall be,
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such Board, or a majority of
them and returned, one copy. thereof to the
oficer of such city. and the other
to the Recorder of Deeds of the
county. Such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily papers of
general circulation In such city, for at least
twenty da, s; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted % the qualified cleo ors of such city,
at a general or special ele ction, and If a ma.
jOrity of such qualified electors voting.
ihereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be submitted 70 the Legislature Tor its
approval rejection as a whole. without
power of alteration or amendment; and if
approved by majority vote of the mem bers
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
cha ter Of such city, or if such city be con-
sol'dated with a county. then of such city
and county, and shall become the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, ana
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor or chief executive officer, and au-
tn nticated by the seal of such city setting
forth the submission OF such charter to the
eli ctors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate. and deposited. one in
the office of the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded in the office of The Re.
corder of Deeds Of the county, among the
archives of the city. All Courts shall take
Judicial notice thereof. The charter SO
ratified may be amended at Intervals of not
submitted by legislative authority OF the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at a gen.
er4l or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
AID ratified by at least three-ffths Of the
qu'lified electors voting thereat, and ap-
proved by the legislature as herein pro-
vided for the approval OF the charter. In
submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
tion may be presented for the choice of the
without prejudice to others. Any city
containing population of more
than one hundred thousand inhabi.
tants may frame q charter for its:own gov
ernment. con istent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus-
ing Board of fifteen nfreeholders, who shall
have been for at least five years qualified
electors thereof, to be elected by the quail
fec v ters Of said city. at any. general or
special election. whose duty it, shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by .he
members of such Board, or a majority of
them. and returned one copy thereofto the
and the other to the Recorder of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
lished in two daily papers of general cfrcu
lation in such city, for at least twenty days;
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days sitter the completion of
the charter; and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of said city,
at a general or special election, and If a
majority OF such qualified electors, voting
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as q whole, without
power of alteration or amendment. aud If
approved by majority vote Of the members
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof. and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter copy Of such charter, certified by the
ticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate an deoosited, one in
the office OF the Secretary Of State, and the
der's office, shall be deposited In the arch.
ives of the city; and thereafter all Courts
shall take Judicial notice of said charter
The charter SO ratified may be amended, at
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
authority of the city to the qualir ed electors
thereof, at a general or special election |
held at least sixty days after the publication |
of such proposals and ratified by at least |
,hree.afihs of the qualified electors voting
herein provided for the approval of the |
charter. In submitting any such charter, or
thereto, any alternative article
,r proposition may be presented for the
eparately without prejudice to others.
Now. therefore, pursuant to the provisions
VI the Constitution, and an Act OF the Leg
stature. entitled "An Act to provide for the
uDm1sslon OF certain proposed amend
nents to the Constitution of the State, here
natter named, and which have been pro-
osed and adopted by the Legislature of the
tate OF California. at the session beginning
n January third, eighteen hundred and
ighty-seven. to the qualified voters of said
tate at a special election to be called by
ne Governor for the twelfth day of April,
ighteen hundred and eighty-seven," ap-
roved March 18th, 1887. the said amend
tents are submitted to be separately voted
p N, by ballot, by the qualified electors OF
lie State, on
TUESDAY. APRIL 12, 1857.
The said amendments are respectively
esignated:
amendment Number One"
amendment Number Two"
amendment Number Three"
And will, II adopted, be respectively des.
mated amendments numbers four. five
i'd six, in the order of their submission;
I'D the ballots used at such election must
,utain the words:
"For the Amendment Number One."
"For the Amendment Number Two"
"For the Amendment Number Three"
Against I Il the n Amendment Number one"